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<p id="pa01" num="0001">A method of processing a TEM-sample, wherein the method comprises: mounting an object in a particle beam system such that the object is disposed in an object region of the particle beam system; directing of a first particle beam onto the object region from a first direction, wherein the first particle beam is an ion beam; and then rotating the object about an axis by 180°, wherein the following relation is fulfilled: <maths id="matha01" num=""><math display="block"><mn>35</mn><mo>⁢</mo><mi>°</mi><mo>≤</mo><mi mathvariant="normal">α</mi><mo>≤</mo><mn>55</mn><mo>⁢</mo><mi>°</mi><mo>,</mo></math><img id="ia01" file="imga0001.tif" wi="35" he="4" img-content="math" img-format="tif"/></maths><br/>
wherein α denotes a first angle between the first direction and the axis; and then directing of the first particle beam onto the object region from the first direction; wherein material is removed from the object during the directing of the first particle beam onto the object region. Furthermore, a second particle beam may be directed onto the object region, and particles emanating from the object region can be detected.
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